Wilna Here! I made a video for you showing my process in creating a layout with an intricate cut file I designed that you can use with your Silhouette to add some dimension to your layouts. You can download this cut file for free in the Digital section of the Studio Calico shop!
So, why did you start this blog, anyway? And what’s with the name? Although I love all kinds of crafting, crochet was
See how to easily make your own Conversation Starter Stones with this FREE printable! A cut file is available to download as well!
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One of my favorite things about Christmas, is counting down to it. When I saw these paper advent houses from Grosgrain, I fell in love! I wanted to recreate the same thing for my house, but I needed the paper houses to be smaller. I don’t have a mantle, so I’m planning on putting them on the top of my piano. I decided to take
See how to easily make your own Conversation Starter Stones with this FREE printable! A cut file is available to download as well!
"It Takes a Big Heart to Help Shape Little Minds" mug - such a sweet gift for preschool teachers or kindergarten teachers! Free Silhouette cut file and printable tags.
Hello and Happy Spring! Despite the wintry forecast in my area, I recently completed a display for my library that exudes spring- Colorful Clouds & Raind
These digital cut files are a set of nautical themed images and the second is a set of titles. Both sets were inspired by the current nautical trend. They will certainly work perfectly for all of your lake, ocean and water related layouts, but I also hope that you can use them for other non-water themed layouts and projects as well. You can download them for FREE. Just click on the links below. FREE DIGITAL CUT FILE | NAUTICAL BY NATURE FREE DIGITAL CUT FILE | NAUTICAL TITLES I also have a little sneak peek to share with you of how I used them on a project that I will be sharing with you tomorrow as one of my Paper Bakery design team projects. I would love for you to stop back by tomorrow to see more! If you are looking for more of my FREE digital cut files, visit my Digital Cut Files Page, where you will find a complete list of all of my current cut files.
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How to make this super easy pop-up heart rainbow card from paper! Cut it with scissors (free pattern) or with your cutting machine (free SVG/DXF files). It's quick and easy, but with a big WOW! factor. Great for Valentine's Day, birthdays, Mother's Day, or LGBTQ pride!
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I've always adored origami, but was somewhat intimidated about giving it a shot. I don't know why I waited so long as it's based on some simple foundations and is incredibly addictive. I started one weekend and was so totally absorbed that my partner Robbie laughed when he came into the room and I was grinning amist a sea of paper. He grimmanced, "Oh no, Nadine has found another new hobby"! I knew immediately though, that I could make my designs easily in Silhouette Studio and use my trustee Silhouette Cameo to make all the necessary cuts and scores. These little lanterns are incredibly versatile. Here are some suggestions that friends have made on how to use them: Can be used as pretty party decorations and double up as party favours to house some chocolates, sweeties or small toys Add jokes and hang on a twig tree for an evening BBQ String as cute bunting decoration Lit up with fairy lights (make sure to spray with fire retardant) To hold clues for a scavenger hunt. Stacked vertically, they make lovely wedding decorations Use vellum or translucent acetate for garden lanterns Fold flat Christmas tree decorations Scaled up as a bedroom lampshade What you’ll need: Silhouette CAMEO Paper Free Silhouette compatible cut file STEP ONE: Prepare and Cut the Design Download the free cut file and open the Silhouette compatible file from within Silhouette Studio. Cut on the reverse side of your paper. Red lines are cuts, black are scores. To score, you can use the blade on a very low setting or a sketch pen. I used a sketch pen, thickness 33 on double cut. For thick scrapbook paper, I sent the score lines to the silhouette twice to get a good deep fold line. STEP ONE: Mountain, Valley and Universal folds I'm sure as kids we've all made accordian fans. This is the foundation of origami. A fold towards you is called a valley fold and one away from you is a mountain fold. Folding a valley fold then making it into a mountain fold creates a universal fold. Make univerals folds along the parallel running score lines. Then make mountain folds for all of the centre zig-zag scores. This should be easy as the back of the paper has already been scored, meaning it'll naturally want to become a mountain fold. I find the easiest way is to pinch the centre line and create the zig-zag fold my pushing into the point as in the photo below: Once repeated along the length of the centre folds, you paper should look like this: STEP Two: V-Pleats V-Pleats are where the magic happens as they allow the shape to stretch and become 3D. The angled lines are mountain folds and they allow the parralel lines runing through the V to change from mountain to valley folds. To create a V-pleat, bring edges of the V together, as shown below: If you turn the paper and look from the edge, the first completed V-pleat will look like this: Starting the first pleat is the hardest part, after that the paper will guide you somewhat automatically. Once repeated along the length of the zig-zag, the shape will look as below: The piece can be folded flat - a bonus for storage. STEP Three: Thread and Glue Flatten an edge and apply some doubles-sided tape. I find it easier to thread the ribbon through the holes when the shape is flat, so feed through all holes apart from the two end holes. Bring the two ends of the paper together, overlapping the last concertina . Feed the thread through the last two holes into the centre. DESIGN TWO: Double V-Pleats For the second design, a rectangular shape that has two sets of zigzag lines, I start by following steps one and two above. Repeat on the process on the second zigzag. The shape should look as below: The shape folds flat as before, but this time in a U-shape. Repeat the steps to glue and thread the holes as above. EXPLORE VARIATIONS Moving the zigzag line off-centre will create a pear-shaped lantern. Making the zigzags wider will make the shape longer, whilst a narrow zigzag will create a fatter lantern. The lanterns can be made fuller by cutting two strips and taping them together, overlapping by one concertina tab. Paper is the obvious choice for this project, however I experiemented with folding Silhouette vellum that I printed a pattern onto. It worked well and would be very cute with fairy lights. THE FINISHED PRODUCT Profile | My Blog | Pinterest DESIGNS USED: Free Silhouette Compatible file PRODUCTS USED:
Note: I have started a new website at 3DCuts.com with my cutting files in .svg, dxf and .pdf formats for those of you without a Silhouette or other cutting machines. Ledge Village files are available here. Project Description: The Ledge Village is series of 3D buildings and accessories that can be combined in a mix and match fashion to build tiny villages on small ledges around your home. The buildings are thin, with all detail on the front so they fit on small trim ledges. This tutorial is for the Country Chapel. I decided the town needed another church because my original design can't be cut on the Silhouette Portrait. This one can. I also chose to use gothic influences to give more variety to Ledge Village. The file comes with a couple of sections of picket fence and an evergreen shrub. Ledge Village continues to expand. Check out the other files available for this series. Also check out the sharing area of my blog to see photos others have sent me showing what they have done with the Ledge Village files. Also note I have a new menu item in my navigation bar above just for Ledge Village. All of the Ledge Village Tutorials are listed there in and easy to locate place. Other files in the Ledge Village series include: 3D Ledge Village Ski Lodge Chalet • Tutorial 3D Winter Tree • Tutorial 3D Fullerton House • Tutorial 3D Tower House • Tutorial 3D Haunted Mansion • Tutorial 3D Library • Tutorial 3D Fire Station • Tutorial 3D Store 2 and Park Bench • Tutorial 3D Dormer House • Tutorial 3D Train Station • Tutorial 3D Backyard Necessities - Outhouse and Swing • Tutorial 3D Store and Gazebo File • Tutorial 3D Barn File • Tutorial 3D School House File • Tutorial 3D Church File • Tutorial 3D Cottage File • Tutorial 3D Two Story House File • Tutorial 3D Greek Revival House File • Tutorial And there are more to come! Country Chapel Tutorial Tutorial assembled using Silhouette Software Release 2.7.18. This tutorial assumes you already know how to use the Silhouette and Silhouette software. Supplies Needed: Template from Silhouette On-Line Store here. Glue dots 3/16"- a few removable ones as well Silhouette Cameo or Portrait Card Stock Steps for completing the Country Chapel: 1. Download the cutting file for your Silhouette Cutting machine from the Silhouette Online Store. 2. Prepare the files: The downloaded Silhouette file for the Country Chapel looks like this. It is laid out on a 12 x 12" mat and needs to be split into separate files for cutting. Each file will fit on an 8 x 10" piece of card stock so it will work on both a Cameo and Portrait cutting machine. The parts may be grouped together. Click on it once to select it, then go up to the OBJECT Menu in the Silhouette software and select UNGROUP. This will split it into the separate pieces which you can copy and paste into new Silhouette files (FILE Menu to NEW). Copy the main chapel and paste it into a new file. Copy all of the other parts and paste those into a new file. You will need to rearrange them to get them to fit in an 8 x 10" area. I also duplicated the evergreen bush so I could have 2. You might consider resizing one pair so they are a perfect match. 3. Cut the files. The settings will depend on the paper you use. I have been using white index card stock and cutting at a speed of 3, a depth of 33 and the blade set to 3. ( I just opened a new blade and my regular settings didn't work! I had to up the depth to 5 to get it to cut through. One always need to experiment with the blades and cut settings.) Carefully remove the cut files from the backing mat. 4. Construct the base of the chapel. Fold all the dotted lines back. Tuck in the tabs along the bottom and use glue dots to connect them to the side walls. Keep things square. Next glue the tab at the roof peak together and then the tabs that connect the side walls to the roof. • Put glue dots along all the wall and roof edges and glue the chapel back in place. 5. Construct the steeple Fold along all fold lines. All fold lines go inward EXCEPT the two bottom tabs for roof attachments. Those are folded outward in the opposite direction. Add a couple of glue dots to the tab to hold the sides of the square base together and press the tab in place behind the other wall. Make sure all the tiny triangular tabs to connect the steeple to the square base are folded in. Add a glue dot to each and attach the bottom edge of each steeple triangle to match each wall. The base line of the steeple triangle will line up with the fold line of the steeple base. Wrap around the steeple doing the same on all four sides. There will be 1 triangle left. That gets folded over and glued directly on top of the first triangle. The steeple will get glued onto of the chapel with the notch in front but glue the back side first. The back has no notch and it gets glued onto the back of the chapel. Put glue dots under the two side tabs that were folded in the opposite direction and glue them down to the roof. Pay attention here so the steeple is standing straight and centered. The roof gets glued on top. The notch goes around the steeple and the overhang is in the front. Use glue dots to glue the roof on. Fold all of the seams on the steeple cover. They all fold in the same direction. Glue the fifth triangle over the first one to make a square base. Put glue dots on the 4 inside edges and slide the cover over the steeple. 6. Assemble the evergreens. Cut 2 tree patterns. Leave 1 flat and fold 1 along the 2 fold lines. Place glue dots along the back center of the folded half. Glue together. 7. Position the accessories..... 8. And add it to your village! ********** © 2013 Marji Roy, Ashbee Design Sharing this post at some of these link parties. They are worth checking out for other ideas. Motivate Me Monday, Mop It Up Monday, Alderberry Hill, Metamorphis Monday, Tuesday Treasures,Today's Creative Blog, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Not Just a House Wife, The Inspiration Board, Romancing on a Dime, DIY Dreamer, Whatever Goes Wednesday, Transformation Thursday, House of Hepworths, Craftberry Bush, Jennifer Rizzo, One Artsy Mama, Craftionary, Flaunt in Friday, Tater Tots and Jello, Show and Tell Saturday, DIY Showoff, I Gotta Try That, Kathe With an E, The Girl Creative
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Make these adorable little house gift boxes with the free cut file for Silhouette machines from Delia Creates. There are two sizes of houses, and you can cut them out of plain or patterned card sto…
Here is the second 3-d file, one more gazebo! I hope you like gazebos because there will be more of them later. I have made in total seven different gazebos but I don’t have all the files ready for them yet. It takes a lot of time to prepare all the different file formats on […]
Want to create a beautiful DIY paper medallion wreath? This Silhouette CAMEO tutorial will walk you through every step of the way so you can make your own DIY paper medallions.
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Whether you have Asian ties or not, these parol lanterns are a fun holiday craft. Download the FREE cut file for these Christmas stars!
Whether you have Asian ties or not, these parol lanterns are a fun holiday craft. Download the FREE cut file for these Christmas stars!
Bling your camper with fun DIY vinyl decals. Make these custom stickers at home with these free silhouette cut files
Another op’nin’, another show In Philly, Boston, or Baltimo’, A chance for stage folks to say hello, Another op’nin’ of another show. –“Another Op’nin’, Another Show” from Kiss Me Kate Perhaps the only thing that thrills me more than feeling the stage lights hot on my face as I bring a character to life before a live audience…is directing a show...
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There is power in playing pretend. Let me explain. This winter, when Mark and I started jokingly talking about needing “chill pills” when were feeling stressed out, I seized the opportunity to make a gag gift for Mark this Christmas: an actual glass bottle of Reese’s Pieces “Chill Pills” in a glass jar, old-timey drugstore...
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[WHAT YOU WILL GET] ---------------------------------------------------------- Maya Angelou Quote, Digital Cut file made specially for cutting machines. Download includes: .svg, .dxf, .jpg and .eps formats in a zipped folder. SVG can be used with: Cricut Design Space, and Silhouette Designer Edition, Make the Cut (MTC), Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL), and Brother Scan and Cut “Canvas” software. DXF can be used with: Silhouette Basic Edition. EPS can be used with: CorelDraw, Inkscape, and Adobe Illustrator. NOTE: this is a digital item and no physical item will be shipped. Background not included. [DIGITAL DOWNLOAD] ---------------------------------------------------------- How the Instant Download works: After you pay, you will receive an email from Etsy with a link to your downloads. This will be sent to the email that is registered with your Etsy account. You should receive the email within a few minutes. If not, please check your spam folder. All downloads will also be available in your purchase history. For more information on how to download your files please see: https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949 [TERMS OF USE] ---------------------------------------------------------- You may use Reclaimed Wisdom digital files to: • Create physical products for personal use • Create physical products for small business use (up to 1000 uses). You may NOT use Reclaimed Wisdom digital files to: • Share, sell or distribute the digital file in part or in whole in any way. • Create digital printable items for resale • Digitize the files
One of the most powerful and versatile tools you will use with your Silhouette Cameo die cutting machine is the blade. There are several different varieties of blades available, let’s check them all out and see how they can be used. 1. Self Adjusting Blade The new Self Adjusting Blade is the “new blade on the block!”
Free dingbat fonts are a great source of images to use with your diecutter, but how do you know which ones cut nicely? I’ve done the trial and error for you on these ten fonts that are perfec…
